Patients admitted in higher facility hospitals and in sepsis are evaluated. Comparison of mortality predictors like lactate/albumin ratio with apache 2 score to know the outcome

Recruiting

• Conditions: Patients admitted with sepsis into a tertiary care hospital.

• Registration Number: CTRI/2018/04/013294
• Lead Sponsor: Kasturba hospital

Brief Summary

New patients with confirmed sepsis seen in the department will be recruited during the period of the study. All clinical and lab details including previous history of disease status will be taken after the patients meeting exclusion and inclusion criteria. Patients with sepsis as per ACCP guidelines will be analyzed, their clinical and microbiological profile will be studied. APACHE II score will be calculated on day 1 and Lactate/albumin ratio is assessed on day 1.The scores will be used for predicting the outcome .The utility of these scores in predicting the mortality rate will be studied.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18-80 years of either sex with a definite diagnosis meeting sepsis criteria.

Exclusion Criteria

Myocardial infarction Hemorrhagic shock Trauma Seizure Pregnancy Chronic kidney disease Chronic liver disease Discharged against medical advice Unconfirmed diagnosis Not giving informed consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of patients survived and number of patients expired at end of ICU stay and comparison of their Lactate-albumin ratio at admission.	Number of patients survived and number of patients expired at end of ICU stay and comparison of their Lactate-albumin ratio at admission.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To identify prognosis of sepsis	To identify prognosis of sepsis

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasturba hospital; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Kasturba hospital

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Ravi krishnakanth

Principal investigator

9491755868

ravikrishnakanth@gmail.com